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Airspace in practice: how to read it and get authorized

Chapter 1 told you controlled airspace needs permission before you fly. This chapter is the practice — how to tell which airspace you are in, how LAANC turns an authorization around in near-real time, and when a rule needs a waiver instead of an authorization.

In this chapter

• +How the airspace classes — B, C, D, E, and G — decide whether you need permission before you launch
• +How to identify the airspace over a job site, and how LAANC clears you into controlled airspace in near-real time
• +The difference between an airspace authorization and a waiver, and the special-use airspace no authorization covers